Resources For Educators
Useful information for Careers Leaders
Science Leadership Benchmarks
Our Science Leadership Benchmarks are your roadmap towards excellence in science education. Designed to empower secondary school educators like you to self-evaluate and achieve a higher-quality science provision.
STEM Insights Podcast
Our education team have many years of teaching experience, and will be discussing all of the latest news, research and hot topics for you to implement in your classroom - why not catch up while you're commuting to school, then join the discussion on STEM Community?
Empower Future Data Careers with the Data Inspiration Group
Introducing Digdata: Our program offers virtual work challenges, live career panels, and resources for secondary, tertiary, and university students. We aim to empower ages 12+ with skills for the world’s fastest-growing industry.
Careermag for Inclusion (Issue 8)
Tailored for individuals with disabilities, schools, and colleges looking for SEND resources & employers. From accessible job opportunities to success stories, discover your path to a fulfilling career. Join us in creating a more inclusive workforce.
The current state of play for MATs
Academies were first established by the Labour government led by Tony Blair, way back in 2000. Since then, successive governments have enthusiastically encouraged academisation, and Labour are now inheriting a very different landscape to that when they were last in power.
Labours Plans For Schools
Labour has a plan for our schools. A plan for high and rising standards for every child.
BIMM have launched The Fair Access Fund for courses starting in 2024
This is a bursary initiative aimed at encouraging students from underrepresented and financially disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue their dream careers in the music industry. It offers financial aid packages of up to £1,500 per academic year.
Book Virtual Work Experience!
“Hi, I’m Sam, a former classroom teacher. I head up the programme team at Speakers for Schools, the largest social mobility charity in the UK. We’ve partnered with The Careers and Enterprise Company to give KS3 students the opportunity to access life-changing virtual work experience".
The Charity for Children in Care & Young People
We are more than an advice line. There are lots of different ways we can help you, from ongoing coaching, helping you in stressful situations, to providing a friendly space to meet other care-experienced young people. It’s up to you.
What is the Care Advice Line?
Our Care Advice Line is a friendly helpline for children in care and care leavers. You can call or email us to get help, support, advice, guidance – or just to get in touch with someone to listen to you.
Preparing for Results Day
UCAS are holding a session for careers professionals on 19th June at 15:45. They will be joined by experts from across the education sector to support advisers with the latest insight in the lead up to results day and advice on helping students make informed decisions on the day.
£750 bursary to bring STEM to life for your students
Get support with bursaries and inspire them with engineering. £750 bursaries are available to support secondary schools to take part in exciting STEM activities featured on Neon.
Fully Funded Training to Support your Careers Programme!
Supporting Careers Leaders of all levels to improve learner aspirations and outcomes and help level up life chances.
Universal SEND Services Webinar
The shortage of specialist places means that more learners with additional needs are being taught in mainstream education. Join us to explore how we can overcome some of the pressures we face through collaboration between specialist and mainstream settings.
Ability Slough
Ability Slough is a fantastic new project providing support for people with disabilities and long term health conditions to gain and maintain paid employment.
Events and Resources from Solent University for key stage 5 students in Berkshire!
Collaborating with you to get your students work ready, world ready, and future ready.
SpringPod launches Springville!
Springpod have launched Springville for Year 7 and 8 students - a virtual interactive town map where they have the opportunity to learn about different sectors and careers and hear from experts through live webinars.
Bug Fight Workshop!
Bug Fight! Is a 60 minute workshop for Year 10 and 11 students run in school by the University of Oxford. Students will find out more about Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and what the University of Oxford researchers are doing to combat this growing concern.
Careermap for inclusion
Get inspired to offer work experience to young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024
We are excited to announce the highly-anticipated return of the Sustainable Skies World Summit, taking place on 15-16 May 2024 at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre!
How LinkedIn can help you with your Careers programme
Join us in this three hour CPD session with LinkedIn expert trainer, Tony K Silver.
LMI Lesson Plans
LMI Lesson Plans offers a comprehensive array of educational resources designed to empower both educators and learners alike.
Free Careers and Employability Workshops with The Talent Foundry
The Talent Foundry aims to increase social mobility by helping young people from underserved backgrounds discover what they are amazing at, develop valuable new employment skills and take that first step into the world of work.
British Army Supporting Education
BASE is a free platform to get engaging resources and organise inspiring workshops or work experience to support teachers and career development services.
Why is it Important to have Experience in the Workplace?
The following content is suitable for students in years 7 and 8.
Future Skills Questionnaire
The Future Skills Questionnaire gives learners the opportunity to reflect on their career-related knowledge and skills.
Gatsby Benchmarks Resources
This renowned framework of eight benchmarks is designed to be linked together to deliver the very best careers provision in schools, special schools and colleges.
SpringPod Explained
Exploring what SpringPod is and how your students can use it to take control of their future!
What is HealthReach?
HealthReach is a project that is designed to support access to health and life-science careers and courses by inspiring, raising awareness and engaging young people.
Neon – online and offsite experiences
Inspire your students with our brilliant in-school, online and offsite experiences.
Generation Logistics Resources Hub
Our partners at Generation Logistics have recently updated their free education resources on their Education Hub. In the education ...
Step into the NHS Resources
Step into the NHS provides resources for teachers to help their students to discover careers and jobs in the NHS.
Vote for Schools Resources
Since we worked together we have done lots of new great materials at VotesforSchools to provide support for teachers and educators in difficult to teach areas of the curriculum, such as the body and the world around us.
MoneySense – Help your class learn about money
Help your class learn about money with lesson plans, activity sheets, videos and interactive activities. Find out how to book a workshop too!
BM4 – Apprentice for the day!
This dynamic series of seven short films follows a group of teenagers as they try out being an apprentice for the day in a variety of different jobs everything from a hairdresser to a dental nurse.
Careers in Berkshire – Labour Market Information 2023
The purpose of this presentation is for schools and young people to understand the local Berkshire Labour Market.
Provider Access Legislation (PAL)
We have developed a brochure to support you in complying with the Provider Access Legislation (PAL) and connections.
Related news
Careers Hub Newsletter – May 2024!
Download our CEC May 2024 Newsletter here!
Careers Hub Newsletter – February 2024!
Download our CEC February 2024 Newsletter here!
UCAS aims for September 2024 rollout of apprenticeship tariff points
Apprenticeships will finally qualify for UCAS tariff points from the next academic year, the admissions service has revealed.
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